"I'm very honored to have all that," Mize said of the honors on Friday. "That's an elite group of guys I'm mentioned with, who are a lot of my friends, so it's kind of cool to be part of that with them. Just to be thought about so well is a really good feeling, but there's still a ton to prove. At the end of the day, yes, I'm thankful but it doesn't really mean a ton.

"Like I said, it's pretty cool to be a part of that group. It's an honor to be mentioned."

Mize was 8-2 in 13 appearances last season, including 12 starts, and he touted a team-best 2.04 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 83 2/3 innings of work. His 109 strikeouts were the most by an Auburn pitcher since 1999, and he led the nation with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio as a sophomore in 2017.